Osama Bin Laden, born on March 10 1957 was the founder of al qaeda. He came from a. Very wealthy family from Saudi Arabia. He first made an appearance in the Mujahideen force in Pakistan fighting against the Soviet Union. Right around the time of 1988 hr formed al qaeda and was banished from Saudi Arabia. Not much long after the declared a war on the United States because he disagreed with a lot of their policies like the forgien policy. He lead a ton of of bombing and attacks in the U.S causing him to be put on the FBI’s most wanted list. He was killed in 2011 when he was shot by U.S forces (seal team 6)
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His money and influence projected him into the position of power he had and enabled him to develop a large and powerful terrorist organization. Without the ability to fund his network, Bin Laden would not have been such a threat
Nice job! I think that this post was a great reminder and overview of Bin Laden's history from the documentaries. I am always surprised by the age and power of Al Qaeda and the United States' inability to control its operations in time.
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